Ian Fleming's family says new editions of the James Bond books feature 'very small' changes inspired by a 1955 US edition of Live and Let Die which the author preferred.
abc.net.au/news/ian-fleming-james-bond-books-changes-to-new-editions/102035958New editions of Ian Fleming's classic James Bond series will be released with racial words removed and other "very small" changes to mark the 70th anniversary of Casino Royale.
Mr Fleming's family said in a statement the decision to release new editions raised questions around what responsibility they had to review the text and how any changes should be decided. The family said it made the decision to apply the "sensibilities" in the US version of Live and Let Die consistently across all books.
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